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Harwichport, nantucket sound, massachusetts

F/V Meridith T; Harwichport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6680

issued
1989-03-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-04-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-04-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.632, -70.060
vessel
F/V MERIDITH T
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V MERIDITH T; Harwichport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.
Harwichport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.
1. On March 18, 1989 the fishing vessel MERIDITH T sank in the open ocean three miles south of Harwichport in Nantucket Sound. Attempts to save the fishing vessel, which began taking on water at 0930, failed even after the entire cargo of clams had been dumped. The vessel's tanks contained an estimated 800 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.632N 070.060W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6680: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6680

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